At the January 26, 2025 inaugural board meeting of the year, a vote of thanks was offered to the Planning committee of the 2024 Conference, especially Marcella Stark the conference chair, and Joel Simon, the program chair. Shaema and Johnny were in their final year of their board terms and were not planning to stand for another term, thus at least 2 positions will need to be filled at the November member meeting. Vicky Essebag was elected to President-Elect position by full consensus of the board. Shaema was reconfirmed as President, Dawn as Treasurer, and Marsha as Secretary. Board meetings will be the second Sunday of each month from 430pm ET unless otherwise agreed. Conference program format and finances were discussed. Two town halls were planned for the year at 4 month intervals. 

At the February 16, 2025 board meeting, the bylaws approved at the November 2024 member’s meeting were officially approved and signed by the board via Docusign. The 2025 Conference planning was ongoing with volunteer meetings every 4-6 weeks. The town hall and training was scheduled for April 26th, a trainer is still being sought. The current website managing software, Wild Apricot is expensive and not meeting all our needs. Other options are being considered. Research Award of $1500 was approved by the board for 2025. 

At the March 9, 2025 SFBTA board meeting, the board continued to discuss the videos. We will move forward with selling videos made by actors and will further consult on the videos with real clients. The Townhall will be April 26, 2025, speaker to be determined. Plans for the 2025 SFBTA conference in Toronto continue and should be a very exciting event! The website is up and running for the conference at this time.